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Kenyan president makes changes to police and prisons services

by Abdulkadir Saturday, July 13, 2024

Kenyan President William Ruto has announced a major shakeup in the leadership of the country’s security agencies. Kenya’s Inspector Genera...Read More

Africa Kenya

Kenya suspends inbound, transit flights from UAE

by Abdulkadir Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The Kenyan government has suspended inbound flights from the United Arab Emirates starting January 10, in response to Dubai’s move to ban ...Read More

Africa Kenya

Kenya declares curfew in parts of coastal region over insecurity

by Abdulkadir Thursday, January 06, 2022

Kenya imposed a 30-day dusk-to-dawn curfew on areas affected by insecurity in Kenya’s coastal Lamu County. According to the Ministry of In...Read More

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Kenyan police launch manhunt for suspected militants responsible for deadly Lamu attack

by Abdulkadir Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Kenyan security forces Monday launched a major manhunt for about 30 suspected al-Shabab militants who massacred six men in the coastal Lam...Read More

Africa Kenya

Eight killed in western Kenya minibus crash

by Abdulkadir Monday, January 03, 2022

Eight people died on the spot after their minibus, locally known as matatu, rammed into a stationary truck along the Webuye-Eldoret highwa...Read More

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Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey dies at 77

by Abdulkadir Monday, January 03, 2022

Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died at 77, Kenyan Preside...Read More

Africa Kenya

Kenya retaliates to UK travel ban with strict measures

by Abdulkadir Sunday, April 04, 2021

In a move perceived to be a clap back at the United Kingdom, Kenya has imposed strict measures on travelers from the UK to Kenya. A statem...Read More

Africa Kenya

Kenya Airways records more than KSH 36 billion loss in 2020

by Abdulkadir Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Kenya Airways recorded a pretax loss of Ksh36.57 billion in 2020, nearly triple the previous year’s loss of Ksh12.9 billion. The airline a...Read More

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Kenya continues reporting steady rise in COVID-19 cases as total exceeds 120,000

by Abdulkadir Sunday, March 21, 2021

Kenya continued registering a steady increase in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases as an additional 1,274 cases were reported ...Read More

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Kenya to probe giraffe deaths

by Abdulkadir Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Kenya will investigate the increased deaths of wild animals, in particular giraffes, in the northern part of the country, Najib Balala, th...Read More

Africa Kenya

Kenyan police believe man who shot 2 dead was an extremist

by Abdulkadir Saturday, March 13, 2021

The central business district of Kisumu, Kenya’s third-largest settlement. The city was the scene of a shooting attack last Friday. (Photo...Read More

Africa Kenya

Kenya receives 1.02 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

by Abdulkadir Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Kenya received over one million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine through the global COVAX facility early Wednesday. The local office of the Wor...Read More

Africa Kenya

Kenya Union of Journalists wants journalists included as frontline workers in Covid_19 vaccine rollout

by Abdulkadir Wednesday, March 03, 2021

The Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) is requesting for the inclusion of journalists among frontline workers scheduled to receive Covid-19 ...Read More

Africa Kenya

Kenya’s port cargo volumes peak amid easing of COVID-19 restrictions

by Abdulkadir Friday, February 26, 2021

Kenya’s Mombasa port has witnessed steady growth in import volumes for both general and containerized cargo following cessation of COVID-1...Read More

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Kenya develops COVID-19 digital immunization system

by Abdulkadir Friday, February 19, 2021

Kenya’s Ministry of Health (MoH) is set to unveil a new digital immunization records platform set to be used for COVID-19 vaccination. Acc...Read More

Africa Kenya

Kenya Airways makes history by converting Boeing Dreamliner into cargo aircraft

by Abdulkadir Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Kenya Airways (KQ) and privately held aerospace company Avianor have made history with the first-ever cabin cargo repurposing of a Boeing ...Read More

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Kenya’s in-person learning in limbo as teachers, students get infected by COVID-19

by Abdulkadir Thursday, October 29, 2020

The in-person learning in Kenya that commenced a fortnight ago suffered a blow on Wednesday after the education ministry said 33 teachers ...Read More

Africa Kenya

Doctors in Kenyan capital end strike over pay delays, lack of PPE

by Abdulkadir Thursday, August 27, 2020

Doctors employed by Kenya’s Nairobi County government resumed work on Thursday following a six-day strike over delayed salaries and a lack...Read More